bedrid

  • 1Bedrid — Bed rid , Bedridden Bed rid den, a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See {Bed}, n., and {Ride}, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. Her decrepit …

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  • 2bedrid — adjective see bedridden …

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  • 3bedrid — /bed rid /, adj. 1. bedridden. 2. worn out; exhausted; decrepit. [bef. 1000; ME bedrede, OE bedreda, bedrida, equiv. to bed BED + rida rider, akin to RIDE] * * * …

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  • 4bedrid — adj. unable to leave one s bed, confined to bed (generally due to an illness); exhausted, worn out …

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  • 5bedrid — adj 1.See bedridden . 2. worn out, exhausted, tired, Sl. pooped, Sl. fagged out; decrepit, weakened, feeble, infirm; incapacitated, disabled, helpless …

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  • 6bedrid — bed·rid …

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  • 7bedrid — adjective confined to bed (by illness) • Syn: ↑bedfast, ↑bedridden, ↑sick abed • Similar to: ↑ill, ↑sick …

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  • 8Bedridden — Bedrid Bed rid , Bedridden Bed rid den, a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See {Bed}, n., and {Ride}, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. Her… …

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  • 9Crank — (kr[a^][ng]k), a. [AS. cranc weak; akin to Icel. krangr, D. & G. krank sick, weak (cf. D. krengen to careen). Cf. {Crank}, n.] 1. Sick; infirm. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she is too… …

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  • 10bedridden — also bedrid adjective Etymology: alteration of Middle English bedrede, bedreden, from Old English bedreda, from bedreda one confined to bed, from bedd bed + rida, reda, from rīdan to ride more at bed, ride Date: before 12th century confined (as… …

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